PPT-The 1960s

Getting a closer look at this decade Presidents Dwight D Eisenhower 19531961 John F Kennedy 19611963 Lyndon B Johnson 19631969 Richard Nixon 19691974 Assassinations November 22 1963 John F Kennedy the 35. In the early 1960s our founders had a vision They saw the need for a lightweight stone veneer that captured the beauty of authentic natural stone while being easier cleaner and faster to install They turned their vision into reality and today Cultur L/O – To explain the significance of MLK’s death to the Civil Rights Movement. Political Assassinations of the 1960s. During the 1960s, several important US political figures were . assassinated. 10 films reflecting the 1960s. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). Representative of the New Wave of early 1960s films. Victim (1961). A Basil Dearden/Michael Relph ‘Social Problem’ film of the early 1960s. Lesson Aim: . To feel . confident. with the content. . History lessons are now on the website – hooray!. TASK: . . Content boxed.. key points underlined.. 5 ideas on each topic.. How . did life change for teenagers from the 1950s?. Background for . Bonnie and Clyde. Film Background: French New Wave . Critics and theorists who published in . Cahiers du Cinema . and . Arts. Protest against safe, cinematically polished, but inauthentic cinema—the “tradition of quality” cinema. By . B. randon . The popular songs. +. "The Twist" by Chubby Checkers . Lyrics- Come on, baby, let's do the twist. Come on, baby, let's do the twist. Take me by my little hand and go like this . The 1960s “British Invasion”. Everyone loves the songs of the early 1960s. Do you know how those songs and bands became popular?. Here is what happened. During World War II, many men went away to fight. The war ended in 1945. Soon they were back home and working again. They began to get married. They began to have families.. By . danny. & . jun. Fashion . Hairstyles . In Australia, the 60’s wasn’t just introduced to major fashion changes, but were also introduced to new hairstyles. A popular hairstyle introduced during the 1960‘s was an up-do called the beehive. Originating in the United States during 1958 as one of a variety of elaborately teased and lacquered versions of “big hair” that initiated from earlier pageboy and bouffant styles. . Thomas Jefferson Quote. “Every generation needs. a new revolution.”. CICERO © 2012. 2. The Sixties. Major Changes. Space Age. Popular Culture. The New Right. Vatican II. Civil Rights. Computers. 1960s. THEN. v/s. NOW. By: . Maddy. Rogers and Taylor . Trombley. Women Working. Then:. Women were NOT given promotions in the 1960s.. Women just started working in the 1960s.. Women were paid less in the 1960s.. A Time of Social Change. Culture and Counterculture. The Main Idea. The counterculture that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s left a lasting impact on American life.. Reading Focus. What led to the rise of the counterculture? . It was characterized in many ways:. Hippies. were “hip” people who wanted to look different—wear the latest fashions. Generally urban dwellers, white, and middle-class. A loosening of sexual morality changed as young people wanted freedom in personal choices. 1800’s - Present. Identify some of the most popular Western art movements of the past several centuries. Chose an inspirational art movement upon which to base a dream room design. Use design features in the dream room that reflect characteristics of chosen art movement. African Diaspora especially from West Africa. 1920s early jazz . 1930s Big Band and Swing. 1940s Country Blues and Electric Blues. 1950s Rock N Roll highly influenced by genres above. Now… 1960s comes into play Rhythm & Blues and Soul Music.